Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

On this page, we’ve estimated the amount of federal infrastructure funds distributed to Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area through the programs we’ve evaluated. Core-based statistical areas include metropolitan and micropolitan areas, which are made up of an urban area and its surrounding communities. This page includes funds going toward entities or projects located within the boundaries of the core-based statistical area.

Program funding

program	Total funding (2022 + 2023)
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)	$176,114,514
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program	$158,290,062
Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Program	$117,000,000
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)	$70,123,764
Public Housing Operating Fund	$62,033,783
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program	$47,557,362
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program	$44,609,225
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program	$39,825,000
Public Housing Capital Fund	$38,563,672
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)	$34,973,324
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program	$28,947,368
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)	$26,639,203
Continuum of Care (COC) Program	$22,660,003
Urban and community forestry grants	$13,474,418
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$12,788,681
Clean School Bus Program	$12,640,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)	$11,944,725
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program	$9,030,745
Airport Terminals Program	$7,000,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program	$3,544,509
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)	$3,141,520
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program	$3,024,113
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program	$2,941,600
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	$2,903,972
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program	$2,831,769
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)	$2,637,975
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program	$1,936,315
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program	$1,700,000
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program	$959,305
Climate-Ready Coasts	$901,000
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program	$696,640
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program	$305,000
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program	$250,000
Tribal Transportation Program	$158,558

Geographic Share

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About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

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This data tool was funded by a grant from the Melville Charitable Trust as part of the Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities Initiative. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of our experts. More information on our funding principles is available here. Read our terms of service here.

research Yonah Freemark, Amanda Hermans, Gabe Samuels, Tomi Rajninger, Sam Lieberman, Teddy Maginn, Mel Langness, and David Blount
Design Brittney Spinner
Data visualization and development Mitchell Thorson
Editing Lauren Lastowka
Writing Wesley Jenkins

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